NOVPUBChapter 258: Chapter 256 The Divine Clan Cannot Bear Children
Chapter 258: Chapter 256 The Divine Clan Cannot Bear Children
Sally stood agape in shock.
Then she remembered another form of Xiaoqi, the deep sea Azure Shark.
The control of the ocean for the Shark Clan was as easy as breathing.
Moreover, her talents were extremely high. With the treasures she had brought back, Zi Qi’s guidance, and the complete learning system of Divine Beast Academy… Xiaoqi’s true realm had already reached the mid-Spirit Rank. In addition to this, with the amplification from her Azure Pupil, her strength had likely surpassed the mid-Spirit Rank.
“Xiaoqi, how can you be so powerful?” Sally asked curiously, “You’re only a little over three years old, right?”
“Brother Xiaohao, Brother Putao, and Sister Manman, they are the powerful ones. Even the uncles can barely hold down my brothers and sisters. Of course, I can’t be too far behind, but still, I can’t compare to them,” Xiaoqi said, scratching her ears in frustration.
Sally fell silent, gazing at the sea with emotions as tumultuous as the waves themselves.
She knew the children were talented, but she never imagined they would be so extraordinary… it was almost against the natural order…
“Xiaoba is good too; even Brother Xiaohao doesn’t dare to easily take on the lightning techniques of the little golden dragon. I’m even more dissatisfied about that,” Xiaoqi brought it up and was even more upset, “Mother, do you have any good methods to increase my strength? Aunt said she would look into it for me, but there’s been no news for a long time.”
As a mother, Sally should be comforted by her child’s eagerness to learn, yet she felt something was off.
This, seriously, where are these mere cubs!
They’re a bunch of super-genius babies, aren’t they!
“Xiaoqi, why don’t you go to System Space and ask Aunt Xiaomei? She might have something.”
“I’m going to find Aunt Xiaomei right now,” Xiaoqi said upon hearing there was a chance to improve her strength and immediately asked to return to System Space.
This thirst for advancement!
Envy and jealousy!
Why didn’t she get a bit of that as their mother…
She now felt sleepy every time she tried to practice. As soon as she became drowsy, she would fall asleep, and when she woke up, she would be clueless, having forgotten everything she had practiced before!
She certainly couldn’t show weakness in front of the children.
Probably, Zi Qi and the others were under great pressure too…
The sea was calm, and that ship was nowhere in sight, unknown whether it had sunk or been swept away by the waves to some other place.
Only after Xiaoqi confirmed that the ship was out of sight did she and Xiaoba return to System Space.
Xiaomei was already prepared and had heard clearly even about Xiaoqi’s desire to learn deeper Arcane Arts.
Above God Rank, Xiaomei was somewhat helpless. But below God Rank, Xiaomei was definitely the best teacher.
And since Xiaoqi was a child who loved to learn, she held a special place in Teacher Xiaomei’s heart, treasured as a precious gem, almost as if she would impart the whole System to her.
Sally walked along the seashore for a while, picking up some beautiful shells for Xiaoqi.
Just as she was about to leave, that ship reappeared on her System Map, which she had been keeping open.
Currently, the ship was sustained solely by the Elemental Power of its outermost layers, for the vessel had broken in two, and nearly all its crew were lost—only five people remained.
The leader was a man with red hair and golden eyes. In his disheveled state, he used Elemental Power to support the broken ship, heading towards the island.
Sally paused momentarily, then continued back to the cottage on the island.
The System Map remained open, allowing her to observe their every move.
After returning to the cottage, she freshened up and prepared to start practicing the “Supreme One Technique.”
And took out the lamp to polish it…
The lazy, drowsy voice of Master Qing.
Sally: “Master, why is the ‘Supreme One Technique’ so difficult to practice?”
“‘Supreme One Technique’ is divided into nine levels; the first level is body visualization. Can you see inside your own body now? Your Energy Sea Meridians, and the Spiritual Power flowing throughout your body, especially in the Energy Sea?”
Sally tried, but ultimately shook her head, “Not yet.”
“Then keep practicing. It’s quite normal even if it takes a hundred and eighty years to achieve success. Eh? Disciple, are you pregnant again? And it’s a Divine Pregnancy this time! Truly rare.”
“Rare? Don’t all Divine Clan births result in a Divine Pregnancy?”
“No, the Divine Clan itself cannot bear children.”
“Ah?” It was the first time Sally had heard of this.
“The Divine Clan does not reproduce by mating in the typical sense. There has never been a case where a Divine Beast became pregnant from mating with another Divine Beast. Mating among Divine Beasts is solely for the pleasure it brings their partners and does not result in offspring.”
“Uh… then what about their descendants?” Sally grew curious. 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓹𝓾𝓫.𝒸ℴ𝓶
“There are two methods. The first is Divine Body Dissolution, reincarnating as a Spiritual Beast, and then breeding with other Beast Clans.
If there are enough of them, eventually one or a few purebloods will emerge. Through Bloodline Inheritance, and especially the pureblood lineage, they naturally possess cultivation techniques and ascend to the Divine Realm.”
“The second approach is not truly considered reproduction, but rather a splitting of one’s self.
It involves using one’s essence blood as a womb, borne by the Human Clan or Beast Clan, and then the offspring are taken and raised by their original self. Eventually, they grow to look exactly like themselves and may even kill their original self to usurp their Divine Status.”
“Then… what about my situation?” asked Sally. “I did indeed become pregnant with him through intimate means.”
Master Qing fell silent for a moment, at a loss for words.
In the end, he could only reply dryly, “An exception doesn’t represent the general populace.”
Sally also had to consider it a one-off occurrence for the time being.
“Someone has landed on the island. Master, go back to sleep,” Sally put away the oil lamp and extinguished the candlelight.
Sally watched as a man with grey hair and grey eyes stepped off the boat and headed straight towards the cabin.
Four other people disembarked and scattered to inspect the island.
They eventually found the barbecue stand she had set up by the sea. They instantly lit the remnants of her fire and added some ready-made firewood, raising the flames.
The man with grey hair and grey eyes suddenly transformed into a wolf.
His human form was not clearly seen in the System Map, after all, because clothing masked his features. But without it, his true physical state was revealed: a gaunt, skeletal wolf’s body, resembling a lone wolf long afflicted by illness.
He ran toward the cabin that had been lit just moments earlier, his heart tumultuous within.
Arriving at the cabin, he lifted a paw and rapped on the door neither too lightly nor too heavily.
“Forgive the intrusion, island master. Our ship has been struck by a storm and waves, and it’s badly damaged. We need to borrow your esteemed place to make repairs. May we? We can offer supplies or Gold Coins in exchange.”
For unclaimed islands out at sea, the one who discovers and settles it first becomes the island’s master.
Sally lit an ordinary oil lamp.
Although everyone could see clearly at night, it was her habit as a human to always light a lamp in the darkness.
Moreover, the sight under lamp light was different from that in the night.
‘Clack~’ The padlock behind the door was undone.
“Come in,” Sally said to the Beastman of the Grey Wolf Clan.
“Thank you, island master.”
“You’re welcome. Would you like some tea?”
“No, it’s fine.”
“Oh, then please…” Sally looked at his wolf form, smiled amiably, and said, “Lie down or squat, just make yourself comfortable.”
